Dr. Martin Elia Lomuro, minister of Cabinet Affairs. | Credit | Daniel Garang Deng/TRC
President Salva Kiir has removed Martin Elia Lomuro as Minister of Cabinet Affairs and appointed Ambassador Bol Wek Agoth as his replacement.
The changes were announced in a presidential decree read on
the state-owned South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation (SSBC) on Wednesday
evening.
Lomuro had served as Minister of Cabinet Affairs since 2008
under President Kiir.
In a separate appointment, Ustaz Angelo Ngot Mayar has been
named Caretaker Governor of Warrap State, replacing Agoth.
Meanwhile, former Vice President Hussein Abdelbagi Akol has
been appointed Presidential Adviser on International Relations and Foreign
Affairs, replacing Costello Garang Riiny.
